Kamala harris has chosen the governor of minnesota Tim Walz to be her Running Mate for Novembers President ial election. News has been confirmed by the bbc s us partner cbs. We havent had offcial confirmation from the Harris Campaign yet, but all the indications are that walz is the pick. Tim walz is minnesotas 41st governor, elected to the role in 2018 and was re elected in 2022. He has a reputation as a progressive governor, citing free school meals, goals for tackling climate change, Tax Cuts for the middle class and expanded paid leave for minnesota workers among his achievements. Mr walz is an army veteran, a former high School Teacher and football coach. So why has Kamala Harris chosen him, and what will he bring to the race for the White House . Lets speak to my Colleague Rajini Vaidyanathan whos in washington. Lets begin with who is Tim Walz and his name might have become more familiar in recent weeks but he might be a relative unknown to people outside washington. figs might
And i am grateful he is doing well, andjill and i keep him and his family in our prayers. We also send our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed. Corey was a husband, a father, a Volunteer Firefighter and a hero sheltering his family from the bullets. We should hold his family and all those injured in our prayers. Earlier today i spoke about an ongoing investigation. We do not know the motive of the shooter yet, we do not know his opinions or affiliations. We do not know whether he had Help Or Support or if he communicated with anyone else. Law enforcement professionals as i speak are investigating those questions. Tonight i want to speak to what we do know. A former president was shot, an American Citizen killed while simply exercising his freedom to support the candidate of his choosing. We cannot and must not walk down this road in america we have travelled before in history. Violence has never been the answer, whether it is with members of congress of both
Switzerland is home to 1,400 glaciers, of Which Aletsch is the biggest, and its here that we find groups of scientists developing new techniques to watch the Ice And Snow and monitor their retreat. Glaciers are Water Reservoirs that we have, which is important for groundwater replation. I think this is the important fact, but also if you lose this mass, you have instability in the mountains, so you have more landslides ongoing, more erosion. It is also a cause of natural hazards, avalanches, if theres a lot of Snow And Rock falls and similar things, if theres not enough snow and the ground destabilises. A very important one in terms of the Energy Transition is the hydropower generation. Hydropower generation uses the water that runs down from the mountains and if there is not enough water, they cannot generate enough power. And if there is a lot of water, a lot of snow, they actually need to know this in advance to plan the generation. For all this, we of course need to know where the
The hijab, that is it. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the afghan capital, kabul after a Lightning Advance across the country. The militant group now controls all the other major cities in afghanistan and look to be on the verge of toppling the afghan government. These Pictures Filmed By The Bbc In Kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban says negotiations are taking place to ensure a peaceful transition of power. They also said they are in talks with senior officials in president Ashraf Ghanis Government on a peaceful transfer of power. In a moment, well hear from the taliban spokesman who spoke to me a few hours ago about what the Group Plan to do next. But first, with an update on all the latest developments heres our world Affairs Correspondent paul adams. Its the final act, the fall of kabul. With the taliban closing in, those who can are leaving, taking what they can carry. And it
We start in afghanistan, where fierce fighting has been raging in several provincial capitals. The Afghan Army is fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more and more civilians in danger. Herat in the west of the country is one of two provincial capitals being targetted by the militants theres been similar being targetted by the militants. Theres been similar intense fighting in Laskar Gar in the south, with large parts of that city under the talibans control. Local people say dead bodies are lying in the streets. We have exclusive pictures from Herat Inside One of the cities being besieged by the taliban. This footage is from the Photo Journalist Masood husseini, one of the few journalists still inside herat. These pictures were filmed in the last 48 hours. He and other media who are there have been told to evacuate as soon as they can. As the fighting escalates fears are growing of a massive humanitarian crisis. Lets talk to ryan crocker, former us ambassador T